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Volume contents
- 1 - Alness etc , Page 1 (start)
- 10 - Alness etc , Page 10
- 20 - Alness etc , Page 20
- 30 - Alness etc , Page 30
- 40 - Alness etc , Page 40
- 50 - Alness etc , Page 50
- 60 - Alness etc , Page 60
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- 136 - Alness etc , Page 136 (end)
- 137 - Alness etc , Title page
- 138 - Alness etc , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK ROCK | Black Rock (continued] | [continued from page 99] several miles, gradually increasing in size, and when within three miles of the sea its banks on either side suddenly heighten and contracts, and the waters becoming invisible from the depth of the gulf, and the quantity of under wood growing on its sides, their presence is discovered by the hollow roaring within resembling at times the noise of continued thunder, The whole length of the chasm is about a mile and a half; and so near do the sides approach each other that the boys have been known to cross on branches of trees, growing from the sides and stretching across the centre. There is no convenient way of crossing the chasm except at one part, where a wooden bridge has been thrown across, But even here from the great depth and narrowness of the opening an observer though obtaining a view downwards can scarcely discern the water as it boils and hisses below, A stone of ordinary density dropped from the bridge strikes the surface of the water in 3 seconds giving a depth of about 140 feet," |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ph [Parish] Alness -- Ross-shire.
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Mainland) - Volume 2 - Parishes of Alness and Rosskean, OS1/28/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Alness and Rosskean.
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Ross and Cromarty, which is in the north of Scotland. It was formed in 1891 by uniting the separate counties of Cromarty and Ross.
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